WIMBLEDON, England – With Wimbledon devolving into a fashion contest, former champion Lindsay Davenport’s retro getup may have trumped all other outfits. • Click here to view photos. Her sleeveless white top and pleated skirt were very 1980s, and the wrap on her right leg — with bandages extending from …
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VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Animal control officials in Genesee County, Michigan, apologized for mistakenly euthanizing a family’s pet. The nearly 2-year-old black lab, named Junior, had been quarantined at the county’s animal shelter to observe for signs of rabies after escaping from home and biting a woman. Officials said the …
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An Arizona home invasion allegedly orchestrated by Mexican citizens wearing tactical gear sparked fears that members of the Mexican military were involved in a wave of violent crime in the Phoenix area, according to local reports. Police followed the sound of gunshots early Monday morning to the home of 30-year-old …
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NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey prosecutors say a former city worker whose job involved emptying parking meters stole more than $30,000 in coins from the machines. That equals a stack of quarters about 700 feet high. An indictment handed up Wednesday against Rodney Dennis charges him with official misconduct and …
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NEW YORK – A Bronx woman involved in a Las Vegas brawl that police said NFL star Adam “Pacman” Jones’ incited has been found dead. Police said 26-year-old Sadia Morrison was found dead last week behind a Bronx building. Officers found her unresponsive with injuries consistent with a fall. The …
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A mayonnaise ad depicting a gay New York short-order cook has not brought out the best in its audience. The commercial for Heinz UK’s New York Deli Mayo shows an apron-clad man in a kitchen making sandwiches for his kids before sending off his significant other with a kiss and …
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MIAMI – A man was expected to plead guilty in Florida to a federal charge of threatening over the Internet to stage a Virginia Tech-style massacre, according to court documents filed Tuesday by prosecutors. Calin Chi Wong, 20, was to plead guilty to a single Internet threat charge Wednesday. His …
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KHARTOUM, Sudan – Investigators examined the scorched hull of a jetliner Wednesday to determine what caused the plane to veer off a runway and burst into flames, killing at least 30 people, officials said. The Sudan Airways jet skidded off the runaway and rammed into the lights used by pilots …
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a form of spray-on estrogen called Evamist, which treats moderate to severe menopausal symptoms, it is being reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Evamist contains estrodial in ethanol and is formulated to be released over a 24-hour period, according to the report. The formula …
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TOKYO – Tokyo Customs punished three of its officers Monday for secretly slipping drugs into travelers’ luggage more than 160 times at Japan’s main international airport to train drug-sniffing dogs, an official said. The three customs officers had been planting drugs in randomly selected bags at Narita International Airport in …
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